CBS: What message will Democrats focus on in 2020?

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A new Axios report reveals that health care was the top issue referenced in ads by Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections. Axios media reporter Sara Fischer joined CBSN with a look at what the party's main message may be heading into the 2020 campaign.

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